Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-15
cry, earnest, and intense from an awaken
people, Monopoly must BE- destr0yed.
ATTEST rs
THEODORE H. BARRETT, President,
ERIC Olson Recording Secretary.

THEODORE 81. BARRETT, President.
ERIC Olson Recording Secretary.
Among the general business
transacted was the adoption
of the following resolution:
Resolued That we believe that the Railroad
corporations OF the United States have en-
tered into conspiracy to make the inter
state commercially obnoxious to the people.
They have charged extortionate freight
rate and in many ways have unnecessarily
changed their schedules SO as to Cypress
existing business, indicating their action
oy saying that the law compels them to do
SO. They have distorted the Interpretation
of the law in: their own interest, and appar-
emily for the purpose of crushing out all
railroad legislation in order to enable these
gigantic aggregation IF capital full license
to rob apd plumber the people to their hearts
content, all of this was done before the In
terstate Commission had been appointed
or organized r. =. =
Resolped: That we believe that the Inter
state commerce law, If rightly interpreted
and rigidly enforced is in the main a good
law-Equality for all places, no favors for
any. - -"
5l s. An Address.
The following address to the SUBJ
ordinate Alliances was adopted:
To THE MEMBERS OF THE FARMERS
ALLIANCE IN MINNESOTA, GREETING:
Your executive Committee in session at
st: Paul May oath and 25th 1887, feel com
PEELED to congratulate our society, every
has attended their labors in the correction
OF long established abuses, as well as in
the enactment of laws that faithfully
executed will ultimately result in the en-
tire freedom Of our markets throughout
the country and the adoption and enforce
ment of policy Of perfect equality in every
legitimate industry in the land.
1t would be easy to prove that the far
mers OF Minnesota are getting from ten to
twenty cents per bushel more for their
Wheat than they would under the con-
dition OF trade and traffic which existed
the evils in the grading and weighing
grain have been greatly abated, if not en-
tlrely destroyed. Beyond all this and per
haPs better than all this is the influence
which our principles have exerted upon
be felt, feared and respected. throughout
the land. - -
It has even been alleged by our enemies
that the present Interstate railroad law is
due to the Farmers Alliance of Minnesota,
and we take pride in believing there is
truth in the charges. It'll
Much however remains to be done.
There is need of strong united and deter
mined action. Your, committee can do
nothing without your earnest and loyal
support, Our strength is in the people {;
only such laws and such principles as are
written In the hearts of the people will en-
durs or long preserve their liberty; We
as Wen as the intellect Of the people. 70 do 10
this involves much work, and some expense.
Deeply sensible of the pressure of prevail
ing "hard times'' and the poverty OF MANY
OF our fellow farmers we nevertheless be-
1eve that an earnest people will find a way
to defray the light expense which our great
work involves.
Your committee after careful delibera-
ton finds itself unwilling to declare the for
fixture of any charter or the suspension of
OF any members on account of non-pay-
ment of dues abiding to the rules of our So
clety. We are disposed to trust largely! to
the good will, generosity, and iberality Of
our members We recognize the fact that
the support of our cause. We therefore rec
commend Mat an earnest effort be made in
every county in this state to obtain funds
for the State Alliance by voluntary con-
t is hoped that the surplus thus raised
VII largely it net entirely affect the de-
hclency caused by delinquent dues.
This Committee discouraged and probably
prevented the passage of bill granting
5000 from the State to the Alliance in the
full belief that the farmers of this state
were too virtuous and independent to allow
their cherished organization to become the
pensioner Of the State A small contri-
button from each member Of the Alliance
promptly forwarded will enable the
Executive Committee to vigorously pros.
ecute the work given it to do.
Shall we have it?